# Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/693jj325nf00002-low-carbon-transportation-materials-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356233

> DOT Federal Highway Administration offered grants of up to $800 million to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on November 25, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 693JJ325NF00002 |
| Agency | DOT Federal Highway Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 25, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $800 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 20.205 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible entities under this NOFO are:A unit of local government;A political subdivision of a State;A territory of the United States;An entity described in 23 U.S.C. 207(m)(1)(E);A recipient of funds under 23 U.S.C. 203;A metropolitan planning organization (MPO) (as defined in section 23 U.S.C.134(b)(2));A special purpose district or public authority with a transportation function.

## What the grant funds

1. Overview The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) (Pub. L. 117-169, Aug. 16, 2022) established the LCTM Program (23 U.S.C. 179), which provides funding for the use of construction materials that have substantially lower levels of GHG emissions. The purpose of the LCTM Program is to reimburse the incrementally higher costs of using or provide an incentive1 amount to eligible recipients for the use, in projects, of construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of embodied GHG emissions, as described by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), associated with all relevant stages of production, use, and disposal as compared to estimated industry averages of similar materials or products, hereafter referred to as low carbon transportation materials. The program will also serve to help eligible transportation agencies update or develop specification language and conduct identification activities needed to demonstrate materials are appropriate for use on Federal-aid construction projects. Funds made available for the LCTM Program will be awarded for the use of substantially lower carbon materials and products on construction projects funded under title 23 U.S.C. and necessary work to identify appropriateness for use of these materials on eligible projects. FHWA is requesting applications from eligible applicants other than the State DOTs. State DOTs were eligible to apply for LCTM funds under a Request for Applications, posted on FHWA’s Webpage at www.fhwa.dot.gov/lowcarbon/funding.cfm. As part of the LCTM Program, this notice will result in the distribution of up to $800 million, subject to the availability of funds. This notice describes the application requirements, selection, and evaluation criteria. For the purposes of this NOFO, materials/products available for reimbursement or incentives are those identified by the EPA Administrator2. In alignment with the Administration’s Federal Buy Clean Initiative, EPA released an Interim Determination (ID) in December 2022 that outlined an approach to establish thresholds and data requirements for qualifying concrete (and cement), glass, asphalt mix, and steel materials/products that meet the substantially lower embodied carbon requirements. For purposes of this NOFO, these are the only materials/products categories that are currently eligible.

## Questions people ask

### Is 693JJ325NF00002 still open?

No. It closed on November 25, 2024.

### Who can apply for Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program?

DOT Federal Highway Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Low Carbon Transportation Materials Program?

Closed November 25, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $800 million each.

### Who has won Highway Planning and Construction grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation California, State of Florida Department of Transportation. The program made 202,903 awards worth $304 billion in that time.